Roller Skating Families: The Lenty Legacy

The skating legacy of the Lenty-Gustafson family began in the 1920s and has lasted nearly 100 years. Joseph Raymond "Ray" Lenty started skating at the age of nine in New York City. His sister, Helene, had Polio and the doctors advised her to use roller skating as therapy to exercise her legs. Ray would escort his sister to the local roller rink every day after school. It was here that his love for the sport began...